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  • From the Past: 110 kids absent from school due to flu

    Renee Hopkins|Jan 23, 2023

    12 Years Ago January 24, 1948 Leaving tonight are four Carrington people and two from South Dakota who will sail from New York on the Maurentania on a cruise to the Bahama Island, points in South America, Panama Canal and Havana, Cuba. The group expects to be gone three to four weeks. In the group from Carrington are Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Rusk, Majorie Buchanan and J.E. Galehouse. Accompanying them will be Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beier of Watertown, S.D., former residents of Carrington. Annual convention...

  • From the Past: Larson to retire at end of school year

    Renee Hopkins|Jan 16, 2023

    12 Years Ago January 15, 1948 In a fast sharp shooting game, the Carrington Cardinals edged the Maddock Aggies 44-36 on the local floor Wednesday evening, Jan. 7. A former resident near Courtenay, Mrs. Eva Schrade, 71, died Friday of last week in a Minneapolis hospital. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Tuesday. Collection of clothing for the Fort Totten Indians, is a project of the Carrington Grade School, it was announced this week by Mrs. Mary Ruck, grade school principal. She asked t...

  • From the Past: Chieftain will add new sports lounge

    Renee Hopkins|Jan 9, 2023

    12 Years Ago January 8, 1948 Lars Tollefson, Carrington, was named chairman of the board of county commissioners at the board’s reorganization meeting this week. He succeeds C.W. Jorgenson of Kensal. Appointments made by the board included: Dr. E.L. Goss, county health officer: A.E. Donker and Wm. A. Kunkel, members of the insanity board, and C.W. Jorgenson, member of the welfare board. December was a month of marriages, judging from the number of licenses issued in the office of County Judge M...

  • From the Past: Schroeder retires after 42 years

    Renee Hopkins|Jan 2, 2023

    12 Years Ago January 1, 1948 Negotiations are now in the process for the purchase by W.L. Beaton and son Walter, Jr. of the real estate on which was recently situated their liquor store which was destroyed by fire. The purchase is being made from A.D. Matheny of Los Angeles, formerly of Carrington. Beaton and son plan to construct a new building on the site for the resumption of their business. Glenn Anderson of Grace City, a member of the board of county commissioners of Foster County since...

  • From the Past: Fredrickson named Coach of the Year

    Renee Hopkins|Dec 26, 2022

    12 Years Ago December 25, 1947 Publication of a Carrington publicity pamphlet in January is one of the projects of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, members of which studied a draft of the pamphlet at a meeting of the organization last Thursday evening. With a loss and a win thus far in the season the combined Veterans independent basketball team has ten more home games scheduled, the next scheduled game being against Jamestown here. The first game was lost to McHenry 38 to 33, but the Vets...

  • From the Past: Chief Wheeler extinguishes car fire

    Renee Hopkins|Dec 19, 2022

    12 Years Ago December 18, 1947 A motor fire in the Woodrow Topp car parked on Main Street here Tuesday forenoon was quickly extinguished by fire Chief F.K. Wheeler, who used a hand operated extinguisher. The car was damaged slightly. It was fortunate the fire did not make headway for a baby was sleeping in the backseat of the car. Officers elected at the annual meeting of the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday of last week were E.A. Roach, president; Sylvan Lee, trustee; Harold...

  • From the Past: Amateur boxing coming to Carrington

    Renee Hopkins|Dec 12, 2022

    12 Years Ago December 11, 1947 Eileen Zink was named honorary chief of the fire department during ceremonies at the Firemen’s carnival held last Friday evening at the armory. She won the honor by virtue of receiving the highest number of votes in the contest which was conducted during the month of November and up to 6 p.m. last Friday. The other four girls in the contest, listed in order of final number of votes, Joanne Putnam, Betty Froelich, Phyllis Nysted and Lois Indergaard, were the q...

  • From the Past: Two vehicles reported stolen

    Renee Hopkins|Dec 5, 2022

    12 Years Ago December 4, 1947 Since last Thursday, the Carrington Fire Department was called to two fires, one in the Sylvan Lee home at midnight Thanksgiving Day, and the other in the A.D. Matheny building on Main Street Monday at about 11 a.m. The Carrington High School Cardinals met their second straight defeat at New Rockford Tuesday night, losing to the Rockets 24 to 21 in a ragged contest which saw the Cardinals make a pitiful showing in the first half. Coming back in the second half the...

  • From the Past: Voglewede opens her third store

    Renee Hopkins|Nov 28, 2022

    12 Years Ago November 27, 1947 Opening the season at McClusky Tuesday night, the Carrington High School cardinal basketball team was defeated 37 - 27 by the McClusky High School quintet. Mrs. L.E. Greitl, Carrington, will be delegate from Foster County to the North Dakota Homemakers council meeting at NDAC December 2 to 4 for the annual conference on homemakers club programs and activities for the year. Mrs. Irvin Huff, Mrs. J.J. Held and Mrs. Jacob Haas entertained 19 guests at a bridal shower...

  • From the Past: FFA members attend district rally

    Renee Hopkins|Nov 21, 2022

    12 Years Ago November 20, 1947 Attending a district rally at Jamestown last Saturday were members of the newly organized Future Homemakers of America chapter of Carrington High School and their advisor, Miss Madelyn Johnson, and Miss Sylvia Aafedt, commerce instructor. Delegates to Jamestown were Joanne Putnam, president; Judy Thiesen, local secretary and district treasurer; Alto Albus, district historian; Jean Haas, district song leader; Carol Footitt and Mary Hayashi. Standings in the contest...

  • From the Past: Mustangs at state B this weekend

    Renee Hopkins|Nov 14, 2022

    12 Years Ago November 13, 1947 Winter took hold in the Carrington community Tuesday, when a 2-inch snowfall was recorded here, to break the long spell of unusually mild weather. Nevertheless, this section of the country was not treated as roughly as other places, especially Minnesota where a snowstorm raged last week. The snow brought cold weather, too, the lowest temperature recorded being 3 degrees below zero, on Wed. morning. Mrs. Mike Hoffman, Glenfield, 35, died Fri. in the New Rockford hos...

  • From the Past: Charity Ball held in Carrington

    Renee Hopkins|Nov 7, 2022

    12 Years Ago November 6, 1947 Sale of registered Polled Shorthorns last Friday at the first annual North Dakota sale sponsored by the state Polled Shorthorn Breeder Association, held in the fairgrounds barns Carrington, grossed $13,365, for the 40 lots consigned. Everything but the weather was perfect for the Carrington High School homecoming day last Friday, and even the weather didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the students and alumni. A large crowd of high school students and alumni attended th...

  • From the Past: Range management teams earns gold

    Renee Hopkins|Oct 31, 2022

    12 Years Ago November 3, 1947 At a meeting called by Supt. Stienstra at Kensal and attended by school administrators from Bordulac, Sutton, Pingree, Glenfield, Courtenay and Wimbledon, an athletic conference was organized which will be known as the “Little Seven Conference.” The purpose of the meeting and the organizing was to promote athletics of all kinds and foster friendly relations among schools and pupils. The officers elected for the first year were Supt. L.L. Evans of Glenfield, presiden...

  • From the Past: Haystack ignited at Bordulac farm

    Renee Hopkins|Oct 24, 2022

    12 Years Ago October 30, 1947 Election of officers for 1948 and discussion on civic projects and other events took place at the regular weekly meeting of the Kiwanis club held Wednesday at Rainbow Gardens, with Pres. H.C. Duntly presiding. Outcome of the election placed the following men in Kiwanis club offices; president: J.A. Gilje, vice president: B.A, Schmidt, treasurer: John Dick and directors: H.C. Duntly, C.H. Hunstad, Sylvan Lee, G.F. Stewart, Herman Kraus, C.W. Burnham and C.W. Oder....

  • From the Past: Garrison Diversion dedicated Sunday

    Renee Hopkins|Oct 17, 2022

    12 Years Ago October 23, 1947 Large scale production of the Steinman Improved Swather will get underway this fall and winter after the construction of a new building on the west side of the present headquarters of the Steinman Improved Swather Manufacturing Co. (Foster County Vulcanizing and Repair Shop), of which Leo E. Steinman is proprietor. At the last meeting of the Central North Dakota Schoolmaster’s club at New Rockford, the group heard an address by Don Holland, a member of the staff o...

  • From the Past: Mobile x-ray unit here next week

    Renee Hopkins|Oct 10, 2022

    12 Years Ago October 16, 1947 Personality, poise, scholarship and activities will be the criteria upon which 14 University of North Dakota girls will be judged for Homecoming queen, Dorothy Hanson, Grand Forks, chairman, announced. Among the candidates is Mary K. Nicolson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Nicholson, Carrington. Injured in a plowing accident on Tuesday of last week. C.W. Conklin, farmer northwest of Carrington, was making improvement this week although still confined to his bed; but...

  • From the Past: New owners of the Club Café

    Renee Hopkins|Oct 3, 2022

    12 Years Ago October 9, 1947 Mrs. Edith Edinger and Mrs. Gladys Westerlund are the new proprietors of the Club Café, having purchased the business from Ralph Law as of October 1. Mrs. L.E. Greitl of Carrington was elected president of the Foster County Homemakers Council at a meeting held recently. Elected vice-president was Mrs. Leslie Ferguson and secretary-treasurer Mrs. George Golz of Bordulac. Attending the district Rebekah meeting at Valley City Tuesday from Carrington were Mrs. Ardell...

  • From the Past: CHS to present 'Oklahoma'

    Renee Hopkins|Sep 26, 2022

    12 Years Ago October 2, 1947 The Carrington High School Cardinals opened the football season on the home field, under lights Friday night, by defeating the Rockets of New Rockford 19 - 0. The Cardinal line held the Rockets back, only once allowing the visitors to come within 5 yards of the goal line. The Cardinal scores were made in the second, third and fourth quarters. All Carrington Hospital drive funds from the city of Carrington are to be turned in at a meeting of solicitors tonight, it...

  • From the Past: Zink wins hog calling contest at fair

    Renee Hopkins|Sep 19, 2022

    12 Years Ago September 25, 1947 Foster County’s new fairground buildings were dedicated “to the future growth of 4-H work, to the building back of North Dakota’s livestock and to the young people interested in the development of agriculture,” when a dedicatory program was held Tuesday afternoon during the Foster County Junior Fair. A baby boy was born September 19 at Carrington Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Morlock, Sykeston. Rev. E.D. Nelson is the new pastor in the Carrington Church...

  • From the Past: First sports jersey to be retired at CHS

    Renee Hopkins|Sep 12, 2022

    12 Years Ago September 18, 1947 Under the coaching of Earl Logue, Carrington High School’s football season is set to open Sept. 26, in a home game against New Rockford. Nine returning lettermen will form the bulwark of Coach Logue’s team. Of this number, however, only two boys remain from the 1946 backfield. They are Keith Kahl and Earl Greatsinger. The returning line includes Wes Hanson, Roger Engberg, Gordon Turner, Montel Romine, Tom Cousins, Bill Fruhwirth and Eddie Reisnour. Russell Tho...

  • From the Past: Fund-raiser for new hospital next week

    Renee Hopkins|Sep 5, 2022

    12 Years Ago September 11, 1947 Next week during Hospital Appreciation Week in Carrington, a drive will be held for the purpose of raising funds for a new hospital to be connected to the present Carrington Hospital. Construction of a new building to house the Carrington Bottling Works, A.M. and J.C. Dybwad proprietors, was begun this week on lots on the east side of the city. The new structure to be made of cement blocks, will be 50 feet by 80 feet, one story. Maynard Busch is the contractor on...

  • From the Past: Lightning strikes farm, kills two cows

    Renee Hopkins|Aug 29, 2022

    12 Years Ago September 4, 1947 Lightning played an odd prank at the farm of John Van Hulzen, northwest of Woodworth, on the morning of Tuesday, August 26, John and his brother had driven the cows in for the morning milking. Lightning struck the barn and killed two of the cows in the stalls. The men who were milking at the time were unharmed although the cows they were milking fell to the floor, only to recover shortly. Effective September 1, Sylvan Lee, formerly a partner in the Beck-Lee...

  • From the Past: Small grain harvest slightly ahead of average

    Renee Hopkins|Aug 22, 2022

    12 Years Ago August 28, 1947 Phyllis Smith left for San Francisco Tuesday this week to represent the Pheasant Valley Seventh-day Adventist church at the North American Youth’s Congress which opens September 3rd for a four day session at San Francisco Civic Auditorium. Mrs. Marie C. Owens of Bordulac and C.I. Owens of Bakersfield, Calif have announced the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann and John E. Winegarden, Jr., of Ankeny, Iowa. A student at the University of Iowa the past year, M...

  • From the Past: Carson and Barnes Circus draws a crowd

    Renee Hopkins|Aug 15, 2022

    12 Years Ago August 21, 1947 Gasoline dealers of Carrington are faced with a problem which is facing every dealer throughout the nation - shortages of gasoline. While the situation at present is not serious, prospects for future supplies are vague. New Rockford will hold an invitational water meet Sunday, August 24th, commencing at 2:30 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the city park board of New Rockford. This meet commemorates the tenth anniversary of the city...

  • From the Past: Twister caused damage to farms

    Renee Hopkins|Aug 8, 2022

    12 Years Ago August 14, 1947 Recent births included: Aug. 7 - boy to Mr and Mrs. James Patrie, Heaton; Aug. 10 - boy to Mr and Mrs. Joe Stahl, Sykeston, girl to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bjerke, Sykeston; Aug. 12 - girl to Mr and Mrs. Fred Auwinger, Carrington. Capt. A.A. Paulson and Lieut. Walter Engstrom of the Carrington Co. F. National Guard company spent Saturday and Sunday in Devils Lake at an officers’ school. All of the national guard officers of the state were there to lecture and drill the c...

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